Short-term surgical outcomes in patients with early- versus average-onset colon adenocarcinoma in the Military Health System.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes of colon cancer in the United States differ between patients younger than age 50 (early-onset colon cancer [EOCC]) and those age 50 or older (average-onset [AOCC]) and may be impacted by access to care. Less is known about surgical quality and postoperative outcomes between patients with EOCC and AOCC. This study aimed to compare patients with EOCC and AOCC in surgical aspects and 30-day postoperative complications and readmissions in the Military Health System.

Methods

The cohort included patients diagnosed with stage I-III colon adenocarcinoma between 2001 and 2014 who received surgery. Poisson regression with robust standard errors estimated the adjusted risk ratios (ARRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) in association with

SUBMITTER: Eaglehouse YL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12635917 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature